One writer I've come across has a dystopian trilogy finished, but says it will never see the light of day because all its twists about who runs the world have come true

I don’t think I had my daughter's level of confidence at seven. I don’t think I even have that level of confidence now

Techbros have always treated creativity as a problem that needs to be solved, as opposed to a celebration of individuality

My last-minute wedding speech won’t win any awards, but after nearly 15 years, one house, three children, and a cast of cats later, I guess it all worked out in the end.

None of us are who we were when we started out

Small people have their own way of interpreting the universe and, most of the time, it’s a lot more interesting than what we’ve collectively — if grudgingly — agreed constitutes adulthood

The sheer wholesomeness of what went on in my small corner of the web was a refreshing antidote to the poison of rage politics that infests everywhere else, writes David O'Mahony

Any time I annoy her — usually with such heinous crimes as saying 'you need to tidy all your stuff away' — there’s a high chance we’ll find Daughter scribbling in a notebook, sketching sad faces or rain clouds, usually annotated for clarity

Most of my work has ghosts, ghouls, supernatural entities, or occasionally some sort of fantasy realm. However, I wrote something completely different for an audience of one, my seven-year-old daughter. Now it's going to be read to her class, writes David O'Mahony

Halloween presents lots of commercial opportunities — and there is massive demand for a bit of a scare